1. Home
  2. TV
  3. This Is Jinsy
  4. Episodes
  5. Series 2
  6. Episode 1
This Is Jinsy. Image shows from L to R: Maven (Justin Chubb), Sporall (Chris Bran). Copyright: The Welded Tandem Picture Company.

This Is Jinsy

Sky Atlantic and BBC Three sitcom set on a surreal island. 17 episodes (pilot + 2 series), 2010 - 2014. Stars Justin Chubb, Chris Bran, Alice Lowe, Geoffrey McGivern and others.

Series 2, Episode 1 - Intelligent Hair

Maven's annual Arbiter ceremony goes catastrophically wrong when the historic wig used to crown him suddenly becomes reanimated. Stephen Fry stars as wig keeper Dr Bevelspepp.
Preview clip

Further details

This Is Jinsy. Dr Bevelspepp (Stephen Fry). Copyright: The Welded Tandem Picture Company.

This Is Jinsy. Image shows from L to R: Sporall (Chris Bran), Dr Bevelspepp (Stephen Fry), Maven (Justin Chubb). Copyright: The Welded Tandem Picture Company.

This Is Jinsy. Dr Bevelspepp (Stephen Fry). Copyright: The Welded Tandem Picture Company.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 8th January 2014
Time
10pm
Channel
Sky Atlantic
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

    Cast & crew

    Regular cast
    Justin Chubb Maven
    Chris Bran Sporall
    Alice Lowe Soosan Noop
    Geoffrey McGivern (as Geoff McGivern) Trince
    Janine Duvitski Mrs Goadion
    David Hatton Tracee Henge
    Greg Davies Jennitta Bishard
    Jennifer Saunders Miss Reason (Voice)
    Chris Bran Ensemble Actor
    Justin Chubb Ensemble Actor
    Angela Curran Ensemble Actor
    Tim Downie Ensemble Actor
    Emma Kennedy Ensemble Actor
    Dave Mounfield (as David Mounfield) Ensemble Actor
    Jiggy Bhore Ensemble Actor
    Ian Hughes (as Ian 'Pebbles' Hughes) Ensemble Actor
    Guest cast
    Stephen Fry Dr Bevelspepp
    Writing team
    Chris Bran Writer
    Justin Chubb Writer
    Jeremy Dyson Script Editor
    Production team
    Matt Lipsey Director
    James Dean Producer
    Margot Gavan Duffy Producer
    Lucy Lumsden Executive Producer
    Jon Mountague Executive Producer
    Sophie Clarke-Jervoise Executive Producer
    Chris Carey Executive Producer
    Chris Bran Associate Producer
    Justin Chubb Associate Producer
    Charlie Phillips Editor
    Joe Randall-Cutler Editor
    Nic Pallace Production Designer
    Tim Bran Composer

    Video

    Dirty Lodger - Was It You?

    Sandy's Choice features an investigation into who is the messy lodger.

    Featuring: Chris Bran, Justin Chubb, Tim Downie, David Mounfield.

    Paywall

    Supporters and subscribers get more

    Additional content and tools are available across the site for Supporters and BCG Pro subscribers. On this page you can:

    • Broadcast details of 6 past repeats of this episode
    • This episode's inital overnight ratings
    • BCG Pro Gold users can see additional crew credits  
      If you join BCG Pro Gold, you can see Associate Producer credits for this episode.

    Donate (for fans) BCG Pro

    Already a donor or Pro user?